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Everywhere so far

The entrance to Gyuto Monastery in Dharamshala

Looking out from Amin’s cafe

Normal foot traffic on the bridge. Pretty soon here I’m going to have to blog about the cows of India

The front facade of the Jama Masjid, standing in the elevated courtyard used for prayer

My view from the grandstands

…continue and continue…

The Greyhound in full sprint

Thousands come every day to watch the border between India and Pakistan close

The Dome of the Rock on Temple Mount

A beautiful vantage point. My safari group is below for perspective

Looking down at the madness of the markets of Old Delhi

Laxmanjulah Bridge

The entire faculty and student body of Greenway kindergarten

…This is the shot most people have to settle for

The center of Old Delhi

I also had the pleasure of being in Jerusalem during election day; Herzog versus Netanyahu

The Corinthian Tomb

A wild camel scurrying away

First ever Tuk- tuk (or Rikshaw) ride

Front entrance to the massive Lal Qila, or Red Fort

Keep going up, and up, and….

A row of old house boats permanently moored

Shikaras bobbing across the placid water

This was the last place I could take photos, just as we were about to enter the monastery

Shikaras sitting still as a motorboat passes them

Fading light

Checking out the local market in Hauz Kaus

Our view from the 9,500ft (or 2,850meter) summit of Triund plateau

Left to right, Sombrit, Manjinder, Baraj, and Monu

The only photo I took. Without any description it’s hard to tell anything at all is happening

Coming through the canyon to catch a first glimpse of the Treasury

There she is

Amanda in front of the water fall

The Weeping Wall

McLeod Ganj

Jama Masjid from the side, showing its central dome and minarets

Looking out at Dal Lake from where the wetlands end and the water spreads uninterrupted in all directions

I even got a picture and short article in the local paper

Uncle Ji below a picture of himself taken at my aunt’s wedding in the early 80’s

Monu (in the cap) and Uncle Ji (on the right) talking with the farm hands

Manjinder making some delicious chapati

The 16,000ft snowcaps of the Tian Shan mountains just south of the capital city of Bishkek, at only 2,000ft

This is the shot everyone wants….

The Golden Temple

The swap meet in the center of the city where all motorcycle sales, purchases, and maintenance happens

One of the small classes at Greenway

I had a big and very loving host family in Bo

Returning the flag of India to the Border Security Guard’s office

The Royal Tombs in the morning light

Amanda enjoying the sunset

Anything that makes it easier to get a view like this is sure to be a lifelong passion

I love this shot of a couple boys hanging out on top of the Roman Amphitheater

The weather was slowly turning against us

The village of Rama

One of the many patch jobs my bike has received. This one is from my Chuar Chra neighborhood mechanic, Dilzin, helping me attach my new clutch.

Samy. He said he would only let me take a picture of him if I let him wear my glasses for it. Deal. And as a parting gift he gave me a necklace he had made.

Houses roll over each other on the hill side

Crazy Himalayan roads

On the Mount of the Olives overlooking Jerusalem

The lowering of both Pakistan and India’s flags

The Treasury of Al Khazneh from above

The massive walls of the Red Fort…

paddling in towards one of the produce markets

Heart of Laxmanjulah

The view from our guest house. Mon Peak of the Dhalaudhars

The Monastery

The Taj Mahal as it first appears through the entry gate

Sunset after the rainstorm in McLeod Ganj

Eliza, Amin’s yound daughter

The interior of our houseboat. Amanda and I couldn’t believe the deal we received. Look at the rugs, the ceiling, the furniture. Somehow we had this boat all to ourselves for two days.

Bridge over the Ganges in Laxmanjulah, the power of the river is very deceptive

The Wadi Rum stretched seemingly forever in any direction

The view from our boat’s porch

Ancient ruins atop the Amman citadel

Grandstands at the Wagah- Attari Border

Spirit of the Sikh soldier, by my grandfather Sukhdev Dail (Sukhi) and his brother Jagmohan (Uncle Ji)

He totally stole somebody’s banana

“The Archer” by Sukhdev Dail

Communist buildings in Bishkek

Practicing my “J”

Paddling into town

Punam in front of her Greenway Public Kindergarten

Niki, the ball- stealing lovable lab

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